[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever loves this world will harm his hereafter, and whoever loves his hereafter will harm his world, so prioritize what remains over what diminishes."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَحَبَّ دُنْيَاهُ أَضَرَّ بِآخِرَتِهِ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ آخِرَتَهُ أَضَرَّ بِدُنْيَاهُ فَآثِرُوا مَا يَبْقَى عَلَى مَا يَفْنَى»  

"Do not take to the estate, such that you become desirous of the world." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2328)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الضَّيْعَةَ فَتَرْغَبُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا»  

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him). (Using translation from Muslim 2963a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْخَلْقِ أَوِ الرِّزْقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ مِمَّنْ فُضِّلَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ»  

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him). (Using translation from Muslim 2963a)  

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا نَظَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْخَلْقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ مِمَّنْ فُضِّلَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ»  

“Look at those who are beneath you and do not look at those who are above you, for it is more suitable that you should not consider as less the blessing of Allah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4142)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكُمْ وَانْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لَا تَرُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one of you sees someone above him in wealth and status, he should look at someone below him in wealth and status."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ فَوْقَهُ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْحَسَبِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونَهُ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْحَسَبِ»  

[Machine] She said, "The pain of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has intensified and he has seven or nine dinars with him." I said, "What about that gold?" He said, "Give it in charity." She said, "So I was occupied with it." Then he said, "O Aisha, what happened to that gold?" I said, "I still have it." He said, "Bring it to me." She said, "So I brought it to him and he placed it in his hand and then said, 'What does Muhammad think if he were to meet Allah with this in his possession? What does Muhammad think if he were to meet Allah with this in his possession?'"  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتِ اشْتَدَّ وَجَعُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدَهُ سَبْعَةُ دَنَانِيرَ أَوْ تِسْعَةٌ فقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ مَا فَعَلَتْ تِلْكَ الذَّهَبُ»؟ فَقُلْتُ هِيَ عِنْدِي قَالَ «تَصَدَّقِي بِهَا» قَالَتْ فَشُغِلْتُ بِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ مَا فَعَلَتْ تِلْكَ الذَّهَبُ»؟ فَقُلْتُ هِيَ عِنْدِي فقَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِهَا» قَالَتْ فَجِئْتُ بِهَا فَوَضَعَهَا فِي كَفِّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا ظَنُّ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ لَوْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهَذِهِ عِنْدَهُ؟ مَا ظَنُّ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ لَوْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهَذِهِ عِنْدَهُ»  

"Paradise is surrounded by hardships, and the Fire is surrounded by desires." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2559)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The strong person is not the one who can overpower others, rather the strong person is the one who can control their own desires."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ مَنْ غَلَبَ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ مَنْ غَلَبَ نَفْسَهُ»  

The Paradise is surrounded by hardships and the Hell-Fire is surrounded by temptations. (Using translation from Muslim 2822)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ»  

The Paradise is surrounded by hardships and the Hell-Fire is surrounded by temptations. (Using translation from Muslim 2822)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ وَحُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ»  

While we were in the company of the Prophet ﷺ in a cave at Mina, when Surat-wal-Mursalat were revealed and he recited it and I heard it (directly) from his mouth as soon as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake sprang at us and the Prophet ﷺ said (ordered us): "Kill it." We ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet ﷺ said, "It has escaped your evil and you too have escaped its evil." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1830)  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَارٍ فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ {وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا} فَإِنَّهُ لَيَتْلُوهَا وَإِنِّي لَأَتَلَقَّاهَا مِنْ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ فَاهُ لَرَطْبٌ بِهَا إِذْ وَثَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَيَّةٌ فقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اقْتُلُوهَا» فَابْتَدَرْنَاهَا فَذَهَبَتْ فقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَقَدْ وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man bought a property from another man, and he found a jar of gold in the property he bought. The buyer said to the seller, 'Take your gold from me, for I have only bought land from you and have not purchased gold from you.' The one who sold the land said, 'I have sold you the land and everything in it.' They both went to a man to arbitrate their dispute. The man asked them, 'Do you both have children?' One of them said, 'Yes, a boy.' The other one said, 'Yes, a girl.' The arbitrator said, 'Marry the boy to the girl and spend on both of them and be charitable.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اشْتَرَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ رَجُلٍ عَقَارًا فَوَجَدَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَى الْعَقَارَ فِي عَقَارِهِ جَرَّةَ ذَهَبٍ فقَالَ لَهُ الَّذِي اشْتَرَى الْعَقَارَ خُذْ ذَهَبَكَ عَنِّي إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْكَ أَرْضًا وَلَمْ أَبْتَعْ مِنْكَ ذَهَبًا وَقَالَ الَّذِي بَاعَ الْأَرْضَ إِنَّمَا بِعْتُكَ الْأَرْضَ وَمَا فِيهَا قَالَ فَتَحَاكَمَا إِلَى رَجُلٍ فقَالَ الَّذِي تَحَاكَمَا إِلَيْهِ أَلَكُمَا وَلَدٌ؟ فقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا غُلَامٌ وقَالَ الْآخَرُ جَارِيَةٌ فقَالَ أَنْكِحُوا الْغُلَامَ الْجَارِيَةَ وَأَنْفِقُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمَا وَتَصَدَّقَا»  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: What is lawful is clear and what is unlawful is clear, but between them are certain doubtful things. I give you an example for this. Allah has a preserve, and Allah's preserve is the things He has declared unlawful. He who pastures (his animals) round the preserve will soon fall into it. He who falls into doubtful things will soon be courageous. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3329)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيَّنٌ وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ مُتَشَابِهَةٌ وَسَأَضْرِبُ لَكُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ مَثَلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَمَى حِمًى وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللَّهِ مَحَارِمَهُ وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَرْتَعْ حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكْ أَنْ يُخَالِطَ الْحِمَى وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ مَنْ يَرْتَعْ حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكْ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ وَإِنَّ مَنْ خَالَطَ الرِّيبَةَ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَجْسُرَ»  

[Machine] Tell me something you have memorized from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that no one has told you about. He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Leave what gives you doubt for what does not give you doubt.' He said, 'Goodness brings tranquility, while evil brings doubt.' The Prophet ﷺ was once given a piece of date as charity, so I took a date and threw it in my mouth, then he took it back from my saliva and put it back with the dates. It was said to him, 'O Messenger of Allah, why did you take back this date from this child?' He said, 'Indeed, we, the family of Muhammad, are not allowed to take charity.' I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicating with this prayer, 'O Allah, guide us among those whom You have guided, and grant us well-being among those whom You have granted well-being, and take us as Your guardians among those whom You have taken as Your guardians, and bless us in what You have given us, and protect us from the evil that You have decreed, for You do decree and none can decree upon You. Indeed, he whom You have taken as a guardian will never be disgraced. Blessed and exalted are You.'"  

حَدِّثْنِي بِشَيْءٍ حَفِظْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يُحَدِّثْكَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ قَالَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «دَعْ مَا يُرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يُرِيبُكَ» قَالَ «الْخَيْرُ طُمَأْنِينَةٌ وَالشَّرُّ رِيبَةٌ» وَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَأَخَذْتُ تَمْرَةً فَأَلْقَيْتُهَا فِي فِي فَأَخَذَهَا بِلُعَابِهَا حَتَّى أَعَادَهَا فِي التَّمْرِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ هَذِهِ التَّمْرَةِ مِنْ هَذَا الصَّبِيِّ؟ فقَالَ «إِنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ لَا يَحِلُّ لَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ» وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدْعُو بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ «اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنَا فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنَا فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنَا شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ encountered a Bedouin and honored him. He said to the Bedouin, "Come to us." So he went to him and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Ask for what you need." The Bedouin said, "I want a camel to ride and a she-camel to milk for my family." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Couldn't you be like an old woman from the Children of Israel?" They asked, "Who is the old woman from the Children of Israel?" He said, "When Moses ﷺ was leading the Children of Israel out of Egypt, they lost their way. Moses asked, 'What is this?' Their scholars said, 'When the death of Joseph ﷺ approached, he made us swear an oath by Allah that we would not leave Egypt without taking his bones with us.' Moses then asked, 'Who knows the location of his grave?' They said, 'An old woman from the Children of Israel knows.' So he sent for her and she came to him. He asked her to show him the grave of Joseph. She replied, 'I will only do so if you promise that I will be with you in Paradise.' Moses disliked giving her that promise, so Allah revealed to him to fulfill her request. They then set out with her until they reached a lake of stagnant water. She said, 'Dry up this water.' So they dried it up. She then said, 'Dig a hole.' So they dug a hole and extracted the bones of Joseph. When they placed the bones on the ground, suddenly the road became bright as daylight."  

أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَعْرَابِيًّا فَأَكْرَمَهُ فقَالَ لَهُ «ائْتِنَا» فَأَتَاهُ فقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ» قَالَ نَاقَةٌ نَرْكَبُهَا وَأَعْنُزٌ يَحْلِبُهَا أَهْلِي فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَعَجَزْتُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا مِثْلَ عَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ»؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا عَجُوزُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ «إِنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمَّا سَارَ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ ضَلُّوا الطَّرِيقَ فقَالَ مَا هَذَا؟ فقَالَ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ إِنَّ يُوسُفَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا نَخْرُجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَ عِظَامَهُ مَعَنَا قَالَ فَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَوْضِعَ قَبْرِهِ؟ قَالَ عَجُوزٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَتْهُ فقَالَ دُلِّينِي عَلَى قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ قَالَتْ حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي حُكْمِي قَالَ وَمَا حُكْمُكِ؟ قَالَتْ أَكُونُ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا ذَلِكَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ أَعْطِهَا حُكْمَهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بُحَيْرَةٍ مَوْضِعِ مُسْتَنْقَعِ مَاءٍ فَقَالَتْ أَنْضِبُوا هَذَا الْمَاءَ فَأَنْضَبُوهُ فَقَالَتْ احْتَفِرُوا فَاحْتَفَرُوا فَاسْتَخْرَجُوا عِظَامَ يُوسُفَ فَلَمَّا أَقَلُّوهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا الطَّرِيقُ مِثْلُ ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ»  

[Machine] Abu Ali Al-Janbi told him that he heard Fadalah ibn 'Ubayd narrating that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When the Prophet ﷺ used to pray with the people, some men would bend themselves in prayer due to their need, even though they were the leaders of their tribes. The Bedouins would say: These people are insane. But when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he would say, "If you knew what you have with Allah, you would have loved to increase your poverty and need."  

أَنَّ أَبَا عَلِيٍّ الْجَنْبِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ يَخِرُّ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قَامَتِهِمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِمَا بِهِمْ مِنَ الْحَاجَةِ وَهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الصُّفَّةِ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الْأَعْرَابُ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ لَمَجَانِينَ فَإِذَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ «لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَأَحْبَبْتُمْ أَنْ تَزْدَادُوا فَاقَةً وَحَاجَةً»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Ar-Rahman's Hand is full, He spends without any decrease, night and day.' He said: 'Do you not see how much He has spent since He created the heavens and the earth, yet it has not decreased what is in His Hand, and His Throne is over the water, and in His Other Hand is the Mizan (Scale) which He raises and lowers.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3045)   

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَمِينُ اللَّهِ مَلْأَى لَا يَغِيضُهَا نَفَقَةٌ سَحَّاءُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا أَنْفَقَ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَغِضْ مَا فِي يَمِينِهِ وَالْيَدُ الْأُخْرَى الْقَبْضُ يَرْفَعُ وَيَخْفِضُ وَعَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A nation entered Paradise by its Qada' (sustenance and resources) and Qideed (measuring utensils). They did not hoard or steal, and they relied on their Lord."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ الْجَنَّةَ بِقَضِّها وَقَضِيضِهَا كَانُوا لَا يَكْتَوُونَ وَلَا يَسْتَرْقُونَ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ»  

I went to Ubayy b. Ka’b and said him : I am confused about Divine decree, so tell me something by means of which Allah may remove the confusion from my mind. He replied : were Allah to punish everyone in the heavens and in the earth. He would do so without being unjust to them, and were he to show mercy to them his mercy would be much better than their actions merited. Were you to spend in support of Allah’s cause an amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, Allah would not accept it from you till you believed in divine decree and knew that what has come to you could not miss you and that what has missed you could not come to you. Were you to die believing anything else you would enter Hell. He said : I then went to ‘Abd Allah b. MAs’ud and he said something to the same effect. I next went to Hudhaifah b. al-Yaman and he said something to the same effect. I next went to Zaid b. Thabit who told me something from the Prophet (May peace be upon him) to the same effect. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4699)   

فقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَوْ عَذَّبَ أَهْلَ سَمَاوَاتِهِ وَأَهْلَ أَرْضِهِ عَذَّبَهُمْ غَيْرَ ظَالِمٍ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ رَحِمَهُمْ كَانَتْ رَحْمَتُهُ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِمْ وَلَوْ أَنْفَقْتَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَا قَبِلَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْكَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ وَتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ مَا أَصَابَكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُخْطِئَكَ وَأَنَّ مَا أَخْطَأَكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُصِيبَكَ وَلَوْ مُتَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا لَدَخَلْتَ النَّارَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "I am amazed by the believer, for Allah does not decree anything for them except that it is good for them."  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «عَجِبْتُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ لَا يَقْضِي اللَّهُ لَهُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ»  

[Machine] The family of Muhammad (pbuh) used to live for three months without kindling a fire in which they would have nothing to burn except water and dates. Around us were families from the Ansar (helpers) who had chickens in their courtyards. So the people of each house would send to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) the surplus of their soup, and the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) would have some of that milk.  

«لَقَدْ كَانَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ يَرَوْنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ مَا يَسْتَوْقِدُونَ فِيهِ بِنَارٍ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا الْمَاءُ وَالتَّمْرُ وَكَانَ حَوْلَنَا أَهْلُ دُورٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَهُمْ دَوَاجِنُ فِي حَوَائِطِهِمْ فَكَانَ أَهْلُ كُلِّ دَارٍ يَبْعَثُونَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِغَزِيرِ شَاتِهِمْ فَكَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اللَّبَنِ»  

Umar bin al Khattab heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿIf you were to put your trust in Allah as you should, you would be given provision like the birds: they go out hungry in the morning and come back with full bellies in the evening.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 205)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَوْ تَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّيْرَ تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَعُودُ بِطَانًا»  

[Machine] "A man sent my camel to the Prophet Muhammad and I am relying on him?" He replied, "Tie it up and put your trust in God."  

رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أُرْسِلُ نَاقَتِي وَأَتَوَكَّلُ؟ قَالَ «اعْقِلْهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ»  

[Machine] On the authority of Jundub ibn Abdullah, who narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Read the Quran as long as your hearts are in agreement with it. But if you disagree regarding its interpretation, then step away from it."  

عَنْ جُنْدُبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا ائْتَلَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ قُلُوبُكُمْ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ فَقُومُوا عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ passed by Abu Bakr while he was praying, and he lowered his voice. He also passed by Umar while he was praying, and he raised his voice. When they both came to the Prophet ﷺ , he said to Abu Bakr, "O Abu Bakr, I passed by you while you were praying and you were lowering your voice." Abu Bakr replied, "I have heard those whom I was whispering to." The Prophet ﷺ then said to Umar, "And I passed by you, O Umar, while you were raising your voice." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, I was waking up the sleepers and encouraging them." The Prophet ﷺ then said to Abu Bakr, "Raise your voice a little." He also said to Umar, "Lower your voice a little."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي يَخْفِضُ صَوْتَهُ وَمَرَّ بِعُمَرَ يُصَلِّي رَافِعًا صَوْتَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَرَرْتُ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي تَخْفِضُ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ» قَالَ قَدْ أَسْمَعْتُ مَنْ نَاجَيْتُ قَالَ «وَمَرَرْتُ بِكَ يَا عُمَرُ وَأَنْتَ تَرْفَعُ صَوْتَكَ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُوقِظُ الْوَسْنَانَ وَأَحْتَسِبُ بِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ ﷺ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «ارْفَعْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ شَيْئًا» وَقَالَ ﷺ لِعُمَرَ «اخْفِضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ شَيْئًا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1333)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْجَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْجَاهِرِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَالْمُسِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْمُسِرِّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ»  

[Machine] "To me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Recite upon me.' I said, 'Shall I recite upon you even though the Quran was revealed to you?' He said, 'Indeed, I love to hear it from someone other than myself.'"  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي»  

[Machine] "I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Recite the Quran from four people - Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, and Ubay ibn Ka'b.'"  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَسَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ»  

[Machine] "A man recited a verse, and I recited it in a different way. So I asked him, 'Who taught you this?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited it to me.' I then went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you recite this verse to me, such and such?' He replied, 'Yes.' The man asked, 'Did you recite it to me, such and such?' He said, 'Yes, indeed. Gabriel and Michael came to me. Gabriel sat on my right and Michael on my left. Gabriel said, 'O Muhammad, recite the Quran with precision.' Michael said, 'Increase in it.' So I said, 'Give me more.' He said, 'Recite it with two letters.' Michael then said, 'Increase in it, until it reached seven letters.' And he said, 'Recite it with seven letters, each one is distinct and clear.'"  

قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ آيَةً وَقَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ قِرَاءَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ هَذِهِ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ أَتَيَانِي فَجَلَسَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ فَقُلْتُ زِدْنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ وَقَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلٌّ شَافٍ كَافٍ»  

[Machine] That Gabriel ﷺ came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was with the Abbasids and said, "O Muhammad, indeed Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on one letter." So the Prophet ﷺ said, "I ask Allah for His forgiveness and mercy, or His assistance and mercy. Ask Him for them to be relieved, as they will not be able to bear that." Then Gabriel left and came back again, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on two letters." The Prophet ﷺ responded with the same answer. Then Gabriel left and returned once more, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on three letters." And the Prophet ﷺ gave the same response. Then Gabriel left and returned again, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on seven letters. Whoever recites a letter from it, they will receive the reward of reciting it."  

أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِأَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارَ فَقَالَ «يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَالَ ﷺ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَاكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنَّ تَقْرَأَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَمَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْهَا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَرَأَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ met Gabriel ﷺ , and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "I have been sent to a nation from which there are young boys, young girls, elderly men, and dying old men." Gabriel ﷺ said, "Command them to recite the Quran with seven letters."  

لَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِبْرِيلَ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ أُمَيَّةٍ مِنْهُمُ الْغُلَامُ وَالْجَارِيَةُ وَالْعَجُوزُ وَالشَّيْخُ الْفَانِي» قَالَ «مُرْهُمْ فَلْيَقْرَؤُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Quran was revealed with seven dialects."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "The Qur'an was revealed with seven dialects."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»  

[Machine] A man used to write for the Prophet ﷺ . He had read Al-Baqarah and Al 'Imran until he had become distinguished among us, and the Prophet ﷺ would dictate to him, "Forgiving and Merciful." So he would write, "Pardoning and Merciful." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Write, for by the One in whose hand is my soul, whatever he (Gabriel) dictates to you." Then he dictated to him, "Knowledgeable and Wise." So he wrote, "All-Hearing and All-Seeing." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Write, whichever of the two you wish." He (the scribe) narrated that he reverted from Islam and joined the pagans. He said, "I know more about Muhammad than you all. If I wanted, I would write whatever I pleased." So he died in disbelief, and it reached the Prophet ﷺ . He said, "Truly, the earth will not accept him." Then Abu Talhah said, "So I went to the land where he died, and I found him rejected." I said, "What happened to him?" They said, "We buried him, but the earth did not accept him."  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ قَدْ قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عُدَّ فِينَا ذُو شَأْنٍ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُمْلِ عَلَيْهِ {غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا} فَيَكْتُبُ «عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا» فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اكْتُبْ» وَيُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ {عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا} فَيَكْتُبُ «سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا» فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اكْتُبْ أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتَ» قَالَ فَارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَلَحِقَ بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَكْتُبُ مَا شِئْتُ فَمَاتَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَنْ تَقْبَلَهُ» قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ تِلْكَ الْأَرْضَ الَّتِي مَاتَ فِيهَا وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الَّذِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمَا قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ مَنْبُوذًا فَقُلْتُ مَا شَأْنُ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا دَفَنَّاهُ فَلَمْ تَقْبَلْهُ الْأَرْضُ  

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: 'The first scripture was revealed from one gate and on one letter, and the Quran was revealed from seven gates on seven letters. It contains prohibitions, actions, lawful things, forbidden things, clear verses, ambiguous verses, and examples. So, make lawful what is lawful, forbid what is forbidden, do what you have been commanded, refrain from what you have been forbidden, take the examples into consideration, follow the clear verses, believe in the ambiguous verses, and say: 'We believe in it, all of it is from our Lord.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كَانَ الْكِتَابُ الْأَوَّلُ يَنْزِلُ مِنْ بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَعَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْوَابٍ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ زَاجِرٌ وَآمِرٌ وَحَلَالٌ وَحَرَامٌ وَمُحْكَمٌ وَمُتَشَابِهٌ وَأَمْثَالٌ فَأَحِلُّوا حَلَالَهُ وَحَرِّمُوا حَرَامَهُ وَافْعَلُوا مَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ وَانْتَهُوا عَمَّا نُهِيتُمْ عَنْهُ وَاعْتَبِرُوا بِأَمْثَالِهِ وَاعْمَلُوا بِمُحْكَمِهِ وَآمِنُوا بِمُتَشَابِهِهِ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّنَا»  

[Machine] I heard a man reciting a verse which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not recite, so I went to the Prophet ﷺ while he was in private conversation with Ali. I mentioned this to him, so Ali came to us and said, "Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commands you to recite as you have been taught."  

سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ آيَةً أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خِلَافَ مَا قَرَأَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُنَاجِي عَلِيًّا فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيٌّ وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَقْرَؤُوا كَمَا عُلِّمْتُمْ  

[Machine] "Read upon me, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Surah Ar-Rahman. So I went out to the mosque in the evening, and a group of people came and sat around me. I said to a man, 'Read upon me.' But when he started reciting, he recited in a way that I could not understand. So I asked him, 'Who taught you how to recite?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me.' So we went until we stood in front of the Prophet ﷺ , and I said, 'We differ in our recitation.' The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed when he heard this, and he found it concerning. He said, 'The people before you were destroyed because of their differences.' Then he commanded Ali, saying, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to recite as you have been taught. Indeed, the destruction of those before you was due to their differences.' So we left, and each one of us recited a letter that his companion could not recite."  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ عَشِيَّةً فَجَلَسَ إِلَيَّ رَهْطٌ فَقُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَأُ أَحْرُفًا لَا أَقْرَؤُهَا فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى وَقَفْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ اخْتَلَفْنَا فِي قِرَاءَتِنَا فَإِذَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهِ تَغَيُّرٌ وَوَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ حِينَ ذَكَرْتُ الِاخْتِلَافَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ بِالِاخْتِلَافِ» فَأَمَرَ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا عُلِّمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمُ الِاخْتِلَافُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا وَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَقْرَأُ حَرْفًا لَا يَقْرَأُ صَاحِبُهُ  

[Machine] "It has been reported that Abdullah ibn Al-Mughaffal heard the Prophet ﷺ recite in the year of the conquest, then he repeated his recitation."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْمُغَفَّلِ يَقُولُ قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ فَرَجَّعَ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Adorn the Quran with your voices."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Beautify the Qur'an with your voices. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1468)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»  

God has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet reciting the Qur'an in a sweet voice. (Using translation from Muslim 792a)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»  

Allah has not heard anything (more pleasing) than listening to the Prophet reciting the Qur'an in a sweet loud voice. (Using translation from Muslim 793b)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَيْءٍ كَأَذَنِهِ لِلَّذِي يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ»  

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying and a sound came from his breast like the rumbling of a mill owing to weeping. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 904)   

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَفِي صَدْرِهِ أَزِيزٌ كَأَزِيزِ الْمِرْجَلِ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Allah listens more attentively to a man with a beautiful voice who recites Qur’an out loud than the master of a singing slave listens to his slave.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1340)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ أَذَنَا إِلَى الرَّجُلِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الْقَيْنَةِ إِلَى قَيْنَتِهِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There will come a time after sixty years where people will neglect prayer and follow their desires, and they will face misguidance. Then there will come a generation who will recite the Quran, but their actions will not surpass its surface. There will be three types of people among them: a believer, a hypocrite, and a wicked person." Bashir asked, "Who are these three?" The reply was, "The hypocrite disbelieves in it (the Quran), the wicked person utilizes it (for his own gain), and the believer has faith in it."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَكُونُ خَلْفٌ بَعْدَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ خَلْفٌ يَقْرَؤُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يَعْدُو تَرَاقِيَهُمْ وَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمُنَافِقٌ وَفَاجِرٌ» قَالَ بَشِيرٌ فَقُلْتُ لِلْوَلِيدِ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ؟ قَالَ الْمُنَافِقُ كَافِرٌ بِهِ وَالْفَاجِرُ يَتَأَكَّلُ بِهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ  

[Machine] I gathered the Quran and read it in one night. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about this, and he said, "Read it every month." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He then said, "Read it every twenty days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He replied, "Read it every ten days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He then said, "Read it every seven days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." However, he refused.  

جَمَعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُ بِهِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي كُلِّ عِشْرِينَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي فَأَبَى  

[Machine] "I memorized the Quran, so I recited it in one night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, 'Recite it in a month.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youthfulness.' He said, 'Recite it in ten days.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youthfulness.' He said, 'Recite it in seven days.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youthfulness.' He insisted and did not give up."  

حَفِظْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُ بِهِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي شَهْرٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ فَأَبَى  

[Machine] "I was sitting in the mosque when a man entered and recited a verse that I disliked. Then another man entered and recited a different verse than his companion. After completing the prayer, they both went to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, this man recited a verse that I disliked, and the other one recited a different verse than his companion.' The Prophet ﷺ told them, 'Recite.' So they recited, and he said, 'You both did well, or he said, 'You both did correctly.' When the one whom the Prophet ﷺ had spoken to heard this, he felt proud, and when the Prophet ﷺ saw what happened to him, he hit his chest. It was as if I was seeing my Lord with a gap. The Prophet ﷺ then said, 'O Ubayy, my Lord has sent me with the command to recite the Quran in a certain way. I initially pleaded with Him to make it easier upon my Ummah, but He insisted that I recite it in seven different ways. For every recitation, I will be rewarded individually on the Day of Resurrection.' I said, 'O Allah, forgive my Ummah.' Then I postponed the second recitation until a day when creation will express their desire for it, even if it means delaying it until the Day of Judgment."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ دَخَلَا جَمِيعًا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْآخَرُ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَآ» فَقَرَآ «أَحْسَنْتُمَا أَوْ قَالَ أَصَبْتُمَا» قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمَا الَّذِي قَالَ كَبُرَ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا غَشِيَنِي ضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَرَقًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّ رَبِّي أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مَرَّتَيْنِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ رَدَدْتُهَا مَسْأَلَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَخَّرْتُ الثَّانِيَةَ إِلَى يَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى أَبْرَهَمُ»  

I heard Hisham b. Hakim (b. Hizam) reciting Surah al-Furqan in a different manner from my way of reciting, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had taught me to recite it. I nearly spoke sharply to him, but I delayed till he had finished. Then I caught his cloak at the neck, and I brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: Messenger of Allah, I heard this man reciting Surah al-Furqan in a manner different from that in which you taught me to recite it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ the told him to recite it. He then recited in the manner I heard him recite. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Thus was it sent down. He then said to me: Recite, I recited (it). He then said: Thus was it sent down. He said: The Qur'an was sent down in seven modes of reading, so recite according to what comes most easily. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1475)  

سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا فَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَعْجَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَمْهَلْتُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ لَبَّبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ» فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «اقْرَأْ» فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَؤُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ»